Skinner

The media bias within this case is overwhelming, and the multiple different views make it seem as if nobody really knows what happened.  If this is the case, then why is this man sentenced to death? A death sentence is absolutely ridiculous when dealing with reasonable doubt.  If doubt is your only reason, that is nothing; that proves nothing. The fact that DNA was later tested and then found inconclusive, matching someone other than Skinner,which resulted in the halt of further investigation is absolutely appalling. Yes of course we do not want to sentence a person to death without evidence, but we also want to worry about bringing Skinner to justice, whether that be innocence or guilt. It seems that the fact that Skinner is still in jail (being punished for something that he may or may not have done) is being ignored. Why were the tests stopped? It should not matter whether people think he is innocent or guilty; without forensic evidence, the death penalty option should be moot. In addition, time is ticking and something needs to be done before this man wastes any more of his life away in jail. Injustice was averted by his further stay of execution, however justice still has yet to be gained and that is the most important factor here. Relatives of the victims may feel justice now that they have someone to blame, but if Skinner is not the perpetrator, then their justice is being falsely assured. The two articles that argue each other are far too biased for anyone to make a definite conclusion. I am personally not even sure whether or not I can believe any of these websites. In addition, this case has gone on for so long and there have been so many outside influences on potential jurors, there is no way a fair trial could be given without full-fledged forensic evidence. New teams need to be put on all these cases to ensure that meddling was not a factor in this case, which, from my findings and reading here, it very much seems to be.